Interests in the northern Leeward Islands should monitor the progress of Colin.

At 5:00 a.m. EDT the center of Tropical Storm Colin was located near latitude 14.0 north: longitude 47.2 west. Colin is moving toward the west-northwest near 23 mph: 37 km/hr: and this general motion is expected to continue for the next day or two. On the forecast track, the center of Colin will pass well to the northeast and north of the Leeward Islands late Wednesday and early Thursday.

Maximum sustained winds are near 40 mph: 65 km/hr: with higher gusts. Some additional strengthening is forecast during the next 36 hours or so.

Tropical storm force winds extend outward up to 35 miles from the center.